Q9 / 90 · JEE Main 2023 (01 Feb Shift 2) · Chemistry

The effect of addition of helium gas to the following reaction in equilibrium state at constant volume, is :
PCI5( g)⇌PCl3( g)+Cl2( g)

  • A
     the equilibrium will shift in the forward direction and more of Cl2 and PCl3 gases will be produced.
  • B
    the equilibrium will go backward due to suppression of dissociation of PCl5.
  • C
     helium will deactivate PCl5 and reaction will stop.
  • Correct answer
    D
     addition of helium will not affect the equilibrium.

Solution

PCI5( g)⇌PCl3( g)+Cl2( g)
In the above reaction vessel, when helium(an inert gas) is added following cases can happen for isobaric and isochoric processes respectively:

Case 1 : At constant P - volume will increase so reaction will shift in forward direction then answer will be A

Case 2 : At constant volume no change in active mass so reaction will not shift in any direction then answer will be D.

Thus, at constant volume, addition of helium will not have any impact on the equilibrium.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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